The Life and Times

Image by  Crea8t  from  Pixabay   “I’ve never seen a useless country like this…” “I can’t believe I’m from this country” “Nigeria is a huge joke” “God have mercy, where are we heading to in this country? Everything is upside down?” These are all real statements, by the way, I didn’t just make them up. I have for sure said an equivalent of that sometime in my life but that doesn’t help me or the situation. We forget our history or rather, we want to move past it like it was just this thing that happened. Nigeria was birth out of a huge trauma, and much like any other trauma, there must be space and time to heal from it. Acceptance is also important. You cannot, for instance, get hit by a car, lose a leg but expect to walk like nothing happened. You must first heal from the wound, get a prosthetic leg that fits you and then practice walking one step at a time. You will not walk like a person without your wounds and that is as should be. Before coloniza...

Welcome to the first episode of Photoshop Stories, where I photoshop images and tell stories with them . 😃 This way, I get to improve my Photoshop skills and also practice my writing.  This piece is going to be the beginning of the 'Seasons’ Series'. Try to say that pretty fast without biting your tongue, I dare you. Today's title is  winter and without further ado, let’s get into it. Photo:  📸Credits: (Woman by  Photo by  Ayo Ogunseinde  on  Unsplash ), (Background by Pixabay on Pexel.com), (Snow from falling snow PNG Designed By 588ku from <a href="https://pngtree.com/">Pngtree.com</a>)  Photo by Me on  https://www.instagram.com/cloudywithachanceofmagic_/   Story: WINTER She was swept in the ruckus of the heavy wind, but she kept on walking through the thick snow. Her shoes got heavier and heavier as she stomped on. She hugged her blanket closer to herself and continued to scream ou...